Counterfactual
The Parallel Lives of Eider and Amos
In 204 boys, Eider found its level. 50 years earlier, Amos occupied that same statistical address.
2017–2025
Eider
Peak year
2024
Peak births
217
Latest count
204
Status
Rising
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
1880–2025
Amos
Peak year
1922
Peak births
558
Latest count
364
Status
Stable
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
In 204 boys, Eider found its level. 50 years earlier, Amos occupied that same address. One peaked in the Greatest Generation era; the other in the Gen Alpha world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.